Anostomus
Anostomus | |
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Anostomus anostomus, (striped headstander) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Characiformes |
Family: | Anostomidae |
Genus: | Anostomus Scopoli, 1777 |
Species | |
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Anostomus is a small genus of fish in the family Anostomidae found in South America. They are found in the Orinoco and Amazon Basin, as well as various rivers in the Guianas. The genus currently contains five described species. Petulanos was until recently included here.
Species[]
- Anostomus anostomus (Linnaeus, 1758) (striped anostomus, striped headstander)
- Anostomus brevior Géry, 1961
- Anostomus longus Géry, 1961
- Anostomus ternetzi , 1949
- (Fowler, 1906)
References[]
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Anostomus in FishBase. October 2011 version.
Categories:
- Anostomidae
- Taxa named by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli
- Fish of South America
- Characiformes stubs